I wear a mask as little as is required by law; how is it “virtue signaling” when I can’t enter a business - or my job - without one?
IT IS THE LAW. I didn’t write it or advocate for it; I’m glad it wasn’t as extreme as NY state’s law (masks had to be worn IN PUBLIC).
Often IT IS NOT THE LAW.
Very few legislatures have passed a law requiring the donning of masks. Most “laws” requiring them are just Executive Orders by governors claiming a state of emergency. Supreme Courts like Michigan overturning those Executive Orders imply they are not the law, just policies put in place unilaterally by Governors. Even President Trump said that his guidlines are just guidelines without force of law.
There are entire states where Sheriffs are refusing to enforce the wearing of masks on the basis that the Governor did not have legal authority to require them, since Sheriffs are required to uphold state law.